Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-12

OFFICIAL PAPER OF rREGo COUNTY.
W. s. TILT0a, Editor.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1887.
-Lorin Jack is back from Illinois.
Read the ordinance in this World.
j. L. Brown returned from Chicago
on Wednesday night.
= Lack of space prevents our publish
ing the school reports this week.
Heavy spring stocks of goods are
being received by all our merchants.
The ladies are especially invited to
take part in the wolf hunt on the 26th.
Receiver Pilkenton was in Topeka
on Monday, taking stock of the law
making machinery.
L. l. Barger, the popular lumber man
of Quinter, drove down to Wa-Keeney
Wednesday evening.
Keep it before the old folks (the
young ones will not forgot that the
wolf hunt comes off on the Goth.
Miss Sara Brooks is employed by
George Pinkham in transcribing the
records for Wallace county.
Let all the captains of the wolf hunt
be sure to attend the meeting to-day to
decide upon plan of action.
Jos. fischer has resigned the Office of
city marshal, and A. E. Alsop has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
n Mr.. Aldrin, the druggist, returned
from the East on Thursday moons train.
He had been gone several weeks.
Kan. Walker has resumed his place
at Verbeck's, having recovered from the
attack of inflammation Of the eyes.
County Treasurer Gibbs is jubilant
over the arrival of new daughter, which
made its appearance on Wednesday.
H. c. Chapman, editor of the Oakley
Times made us pleasant call on Satur-
day last. He reports his paper as pros
pering.
Sheriff Baker returned from St.
John and Wallace counties yesterday
morning, where he had been on tax
collecting expedition.
Rev. johnson, of Douglas county,
disappointed large congregation who
had gathered to hear him preach, by
failing to keep his appointment last Sun
day.
Marshall & Ufford are busy taking
stock of their goods, preparatory to NOV
ing their dry goods and clothing into the
room now occupied by the Wa-Keeney
Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Edmundson re-
turned last night from their visit to Ohio.
They report having had pleasant visit,
but are glad to be back in Trego county
again.
The free show given by Profs. Wright
and Burras, Wednesday evening, was
a very good entertainment, but for some
reason the audience did not appreciate
their efforts.
Mr.. Ell. March and daughter, of Lee
Mars, Iowa, arrived in Wa-Keeney early
in the week. Mr.. March is managing the
bank in the absence of his son, J. H., in
Wichita county.
John Ell. March and Prof. Opp took
Tuesday afternoons train for the west.
They were going to Leoti, Wichita county,
where Mr.. March is making preparations
TO start bank.
j. NJ. Patten returned to Dighton on
Tuesday, his little daughter having
fully recovered from her sickness. He
intends moving his family to that place
about the first of March.
Mr.. James Kelly returned from Hot
Springs, Ark, last Saturday night, very
much improved in health. He looks
more rugged, and he says he feels better,
than he has for two years past.
Il B. kershner left for Leoti yester-
day, where he intends opening branch
of the j. Word Carson land agency. Mr..
Zimmerman, of Wichita county, takes Mr..
Kershner's place in the Wa-Keeney Office
Roy Proudfit is again at his post
behind the dry goods counter in Mar
shall & Ufford's store. He returned last
Saturday night from quite an extended
trip through Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska.